'I think it's important to discuss how unprecedented of a move this would be. The United States has never before banned a social media company from existence, from operating in our borders,' Ocasio-Cortez said.
also centres on concerns around data privacy, the spread of misinformation, and the safety of minors.
"They say because of this egregious amount of data harvesting, we should ban this app. However, that doesn't really address the core of the issue," Ocasio-Cortez said. The New York Democrat noted that major social media companies like Meta also collect"troves of deeply personal data." She pointed out that the US doesn't have"significant data or privacy protection laws," before mentioning the European Union's data privacy law, known as the General Data Protection Regulation.
She said issues that posed a significant risk to national security usually triggered a classified briefing for Congress, which had not happened."So why would we be proposing a ban regarding such a significant issue without being clued in on this at all? It just doesn't feel right to me." Ocasio-Cortez concluded:"I think a lot of this is putting the cart before the horse because our first priority should be in protecting your ability to exist without social media companies harvesting and commodifying every single piece of data about you, without you, and without your consent."
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